The Saquon Barkley saga gripped the NFL over the past two years before it finally reached a conclusion in March when the superstar running back left the New York Giants for their hated rival, the Philadelphia Eagles.

Currently, that transition is the primary focus on HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants,” which airs every Tuesday night.

A sidebar to that story is how the Giants and general manager Joe Schoen discussed Barkley behind closed doors and evaluated his potential replacements. They ultimately settled on veteran Devin Singletary, who has posted very similar numbers to Barkley throughout his NFL career.

Singletary will be joined in the backfield by Eric Gray, rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr., and several others. Come Week 1, a trio of those backs is likely to handle the duties in a committee with Singletary being the lead dog.

With training camp looming, here’s a quick look at the 2023 Pro Football Focus grades for all anticipated starting running backs in 2024, including Singletary for the Giants.

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James Conner

PFF Grade: 89.2

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Bijan Robinson

PFF grade: 69.1

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Derrick Henry

PFF grade: 90.1

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James Cook

PFF grade: 71.7

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Miles Sanders

PFF grade: 60.8

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D’Andre Swift

PFF grade: 66.5

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Zack Moss

PFF grade: 66.9

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Nick Chubb

PFF grade: 81.6

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Ezekiel Elliott

PFF grade: 67.6

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Javonte Williams

PFF grade: 63.3

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Jahmyr Gibbs

PFF grade: 76.3

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Josh Jacobs

PFF grade: 65

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Joe Mixon

PFF grade: 71.1

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Jonathan Taylor

PFF grade: 74.9

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Travis Etienne

PFF grade: 77

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Isiah Pacheco

PFF grade: 79.9

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Alexander Mattison

PFF grade: 61.8

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Gus Edwards

PFF grade: 73.7

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Kyren Williams

PFF grade: 80.4

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Raheem Mostert

PFF grade: 84.7

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Aaron Jones

PFF grade: 80.9

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Devin Singletary

PFF grade: 70.8

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Breece Hall

PFF grade from 2023: 77.5

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Rhamondre Stevenson

PFF grade: 71.3

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Alvin Kamara

PFF grade: 74.1

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Saquon Barkley

PFF grade: 70.2

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Najee Harris

PFF grade: 76.2

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Christian McCaffrey

PFF grade: 90.3

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Kenneth Walker Jr.

PFF grade: 83.5

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Rachaad White

PFF grade: 67.5

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Tony Pollard’s PFF grade: 76.6

Tyjae Spears’ PFF grade: 77.0

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Brian Robinson

PFF grade: 75.3

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